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How to explain divorce to a child who sees intact families everywhere

My ex takes our seven-year-old to his girlfriend's house every other weekend and our daughter comes home asking why mommy and daddy can't all live together like Sarah's family does.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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A parent struggles with helping their child understand family dissolution while the child witnesses other stable family structures.

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